Chapter 1328 Dowry 3 (An additional chapter for the reward from the book friend "Luo Qing")
Everyone breathed a sigh of relief. Although eight taels was quite expensive, it was more acceptable than one hundred or eighty taels.
However, Mrs. Qian and Little Mrs. Qian felt that something was wrong. Manbao was not the kind of person who would lie, so they continued to stare at Zhou Wulang.
Zhou Wulang scratched his head and, meeting his mother's gaze, whispered, "But this one, this one, and these over here, are all rewards from the palace. Li Jun and I went out and asked, and since they're tribute, they're quite valuable, at least worth a hundred taels each, yet we can't buy them."
Zhou Wulang was quite aggrieved when he spoke of this. He said, "Those cloth shops in the capital are very strange. When I asked them if they had any, they said they were tribute and couldn't be bought. If we really wanted to buy, we'd have to pay one or two hundred taels to get a few bolts from other places that were missed out on the tribute. But when they found out we had some, and that it was a gift from the palace, when we wanted to sell it to them, they said they'd only give us sixty taels of brocade and silk at most because it was tribute and hard to sell in the capital. They also said that if the court knew we were buying or selling tribute, we'd be punished."
All the women in the room were stunned.
Zhou Wulang said, "Er Ya and I both think they are too cruel. Something that costs one or two hundred taels can only be sold for sixty taels. We would rather cut it ourselves than let them get away with it, so we won't sell it."
Feng couldn't help but say, "Sixty taels of cloth weighing on you, don't you feel it's too heavy? It only cost this much to build this house."
It's like wearing a house on your body.
Zhou Wulang lowered his head and whispered, "This is also Manbao's idea. Originally, we didn't have much room for this kind of clothes. Only Manbao needed them because he often went in and out of the palace and visited wealthy families. However, the palace gave too many rewards, and Manbao didn't make clothes often, so she saved so many."
"Mom, if you don't want to wear clothes like this, just save the cloth. I heard from Manbao that this thing can be used as money." It's just that the price will be reduced.
Feng quietly reached out and touched the brocade, feeling both distressed and excited.
The other daughters-in-law also looked at the silks and satins on the bed without saying a word.
Seeing this, Qian sighed. The cloth had already been given away. If she took it back, her daughters-in-law would definitely resent her even if they said nothing. So she closed her eyes and waved her hand, saying, "Forget it, you can take it back."
When the daughters-in-law heard this, they immediately went to take the silk that originally belonged to them. When they held it in their arms, they found that except for Qian and Little Qian, the cloths of the others were one tribute and one ordinary piece.
Daya and Sanya's were more beautiful colored silk and satin, the colors were bright and tender, just right for them.
Qian let them go, but she didn't let Zhou Wulang go. She was afraid that the calluses on her hands would damage the silk, so she just touched the silk lightly with the back of her hand and asked, "Did Manbao take back all the silk gifts?"
"No, these are the ones she selected to give to her sisters-in-law. There are still many in the capital."
Qian finally breathed a sigh of relief. She glanced at the four rolls of silk left on the bed. They belonged to her and Old Zhou. After a moment's thought, she said, "Go to the county town and ask if anyone wants to buy them. This fabric is too expensive. We often work in the fields, and wearing such expensive clothes will soon get scratched. It's not worth it."
When Zhou Wulang heard that she wanted to sell it, he frowned and said, "Mom, this material is being maliciously undervalued in the capital, let alone in the county town."
"Then take them back to the capital and sell them. Keep the money and bring them back to me and your father when you have the chance."
Zhou Wulang blinked, "You won't give it to Manbao?"
"If you don't give her money, she won't be able to save it." Qian glared at him and said, "Tell me, how much money have you spent on her in the capital this year?"
Zhou Wulang shrank his neck and said, "Isn't that restaurant owned by my family?"
Qian glared at him, and Zhou Wulang whispered, "Mother, let's wait until Fourth Brother comes back. He knows a lot of people, so maybe he can sell it for a higher price."
Qian thought about it and nodded.
Xiao Qian carried the four pieces of cloth back to her room and saw Daya sitting on the bed mending shoes, so she put all the cloth on the bed.
"Mom, why did you bring him back again?"
"Your grandma just wanted to take a look. This is a gift from Manbao. You can keep it for yourself later." Xiao Qianshi paused and whispered, "This cloth is very expensive. We can't wear it. You should keep it. You can exchange it for money in the future if you need it urgently."
She said, "This piece of cloth is worth one hundred and eighty taels."
Daya almost pricked her hand when she heard this. She asked in surprise, "It's so valuable?"
Xiao Qian nodded.
She paused and said, "Manbao said that she doesn't want the shop in the city anymore and wants to give it to you as a dowry."
Daya quickly said, "How can that be possible? That was given to me by my young lady."
Ever since she knew the price of the cloth, Xiao Qian no longer thought that one shop was so expensive. Look at the cloth that Manbao sent home, it cost more than ten shops.
So her tone became more relaxed, and she smiled and said, "Your aunt gave you this, so just take it. I'll talk to your father later, and have him talk to your grandfather. It will be recorded in your name later."
She didn't plan to use the method Manbao had planned. Since she wanted to give the dowry to her daughter, she might as well give it all to her right away. Why put it off until she was old? How long would that take?
There is nothing wrong with it and the Guan family still has something to say about it.
She said, "Once this is settled, let the matchmaker tell the Guan family that from now on, the profits from the shop, apart from what goes to the public, the rest will be divided between us two. Since you have the shop as your dowry, the Guan family will have to buy Guan Yong a house in the county town so that you and your wife can live there more conveniently."
Daya lowered her head embarrassedly.
Xiao Qian said, "Don't be shy. This is all serious business. Guan Yong is also going to study at the county school. You can't have one of you and your wife living in the school while the other lives in the village, right?"
"The head of the village is still healthy, and Guan Yong has parents above him. They are both in their prime, so there's no need for you young couples to fulfill your filial duties for the time being. So, you young couples should stay together and fight when you need to, understand?"
Daya nodded with a red face.
Xiao Qian breathed a sigh of relief and whispered to her many ways to get along with her husband and wife, and how to get along with people in her husband's family.
San Ya was not so lucky. Feng took the cloth from her and said to her, "You don't need this cloth right now. I'll keep it for you and give it to you when you want to get married and make new clothes."
She also heard what the adults said in the room just now, and San Ya was speechless for a long time.
She is only eleven years old. When will she get married? Mother, aren’t you worried that the fabric will fade?
Well, this is a tribute, so it may not fade easily, but her mother looked like she would not give the cloth to her again.
San Ya pouted a little unhappily, but didn't say anything. She ran back to her room with the book in her arms.
My second sister is right. I need to study more. When I become more capable, I can earn a lot of good things like my younger sister.
See you at 10pm
(End of this chapter)
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